Event:Lenten Icon Writing Retreat

Event Date 1: Monday, Mar 18, 2024 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Event Date 2: Tuesday, Mar 19, 2024 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Event Date 3: Wednesday, Mar 20, 2024 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Event Date 4: Thursday, Mar 21, 2024 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Event Date 5: Friday, Mar 22, 2024 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Gifted iconographer and instructor Teresa Harrison returns again to St. Martin’s to guide a Lenten icon-writing retreat.  The retreat will be held from Monday, March 18, 2024, through Friday, March 22, 2024. 

This year, retreatants will work on a beloved biblical story, the Annunciation.  It will feature the moment of the angel Gabriel’s visit to Mary to announce God’s favor.  It is Mary’s “Yes” to God in this encounter that brings salvation to humankind.

Contrary to what you might expect, no artistic or painting skills are required! Over this five-day retreat, there will be daily Eucharist, prayer, silence and lively conversation, free time, and social time. Icons will be written in acrylic paint and gold leaf, a medium that resembles the traditional egg tempera. The cost of all art supplies is included in the $495 registration fee as is lunch at Café St. Martin’s Monday through Friday. Students need to bring a small desk lamp and an apron or smock. The schedule is from 8:30-4:30 on Monday through Thursday with the schedule on Friday, March 22^nd beginning at 8:30 and ending around 2:00 after a closing Eucharist.